When I was in elementary school, I remember being intrigued by the concept (and success of the ) Underground Railroad. Which, of course, despite the wonderful novel (and less accomplished miniseries) written by Colson Whitehead was not really a railroad line. It was just semi-formal route where slaves and free blacks could escape to safe havens in the Northern and Mid-Western regions of the USA.
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